Photo by Ashley Hylbert

August 28, 2012

The 30th Anniversary of George Strait's first #1..."Fool Hearted Memory"

 

For thirty-four years, Byron Hill has been a professional songwriter

in Nashville, Tennessee, with songs that have generated more than 650 recordings, earned seventy-seven RIAA certified Gold and Platinum awards, ten ASCAP awards, thirty-one U.S. and Canadian top-ten chart hits, and numerous hits in other worldwide markets.

 

His songs have been recorded by a list of artists that includes Ray Charles, Alabama,

George Strait, Kenny Rogers, Don Williams, Dionne Warwick, Anne Murray, Juice Newton, Joe Nichols, Randy Travis, Keith Whitley, Gary Allan, Rhonda Vincent, Johnny Lee, Tracy Byrd, Neal McCoy, Doc & Merle Watson, Trace Adkins, Asleep At The Wheel, John Michael Montgomery, George Jones, Toby Keith, Gene Watson, Porter Wagoner, Reba McEntire, Sammy Kershaw, Ed Bruce, Gord Bamford, Brooks & Dunn, Hank Thompson, Mila Mason, The Road Hammers, Bill Medley, Blackhawk, Conway Twitty, Highway 101, Jeff Bates, Barbara Mandrell, Mel McDaniel, Rhett Akins, The Oak Ridge Boys, Ricky Van Shelton, The Whites, Mike Dekle, The Seekers, Hey Romeo, Colt Ford, and many others. His songs have been recorded throughout the world, and released by artists in England, Ireland, Scotland, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Holland, Canada, Australia, and South Africa.

 

As a producer, the list of artists Byron has worked with include

Kathy Mattea, Gary Allan, Gil Grand, Gord Bamford, Hey Romeo, and many others.

Byron won CCMA Producer Of The Year (2008 and 2010) for his work with

Canadian country star Gord Bamford.